The Portland daily press., 1887-12-10
THE CALL ISSUED.
Preparing for the National Repubii-
can Convention Next JYne.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 9.--The following call
for the next National Republican Conyen-
tion has been issued by the National Repub-
lican committee:
To the ReDublican Electors of the United States;
In accordance with usage and obedient TO the
instructions OF the Republican National COnyen-
tion Of 1884 national convention OF delegated re.
at the City Of Chicago, ILL.,, Tuesday, the 18th
day OF June, 1885, at IL O'Clock, noon, for tne
purpose Of nominating candidates for President
and Vice President, to be supported at the next
national election, and for the transaction OF such
other business as may be there presented;
The Republican electors in the several states,
and voters without regard to their past political
afflliaton, differences or actions who believe In
the American principle OF a aproteetlye tnrin Tor
and the elevation OF home labor, who would re-
duce the national taxes, prevent the aceumula-
with this principle; who are opposed to the at
tempt, now more openly ayowed than ever be
fore, to establish a policy which would strike
down American labor 70 the level OF the under
paid and oppressed workers OF foreign landsj who
favor a system of naval coast defenses which VIII
enable the United states to conduct is inter
national negotiations with sef-respect wh0grate-
FULLY cherish the defendants Of the country; who
condemn and resent the continued and unjust ex-
clusion of rapidly growing territories, which nave
ain indispensable title 10 admission into the
sisterhood Of States; who are In favor OF free
schools, popular education, free and honest
zen of the United States in his legal rights at
home and abroad, and a foreign policy that snail
extend trade and commerce TO every land ana
Cline and shall properly support % sne dgndISy d pI
moniOus relations and intercourse between all the
States, are cordially invited TO unite under this
call in the formation Of national ticket. Each
State will be entitled to four delegates at large,
and for each representative at large two delegates
from each congressional district. Each Territory
and the District OF Columbia will be entitled to
two delegates. The delegates at large shall be
chosen by popular State conventions, called on
not less than twenty days published notice. and
not less than thirty days before the meeting 1t Ihe
delegates shall be chosen in the same manner as
a nomination OF member OF Congress IS made IN
the said districts The Territorial delegates shall
be chosen in the same manner as the nomination
of delegates in Congress is made.
The delegates from the District Of Columbia
Ss seted n N the prmaTy dsc assem-
blies held under the call and direction of the Re-
publican Central Committee of said district. An
alternate delegate for each delegate in the Ma
tional Convention, to act in case of the absence
of the delegate, shall be elected In the same man
ner and at the same time as the delegate is
elected.
All notices Of contests must be filed with the
National Committee in writing, accompanied by
printed statements of the grounds Of the contests
which shall be made public. Preference in the
order of hearing and determining the contests
shall be given by the Convention In accordance
with the dates of the filing Of such notices and
statements with the National Committee.
(Signed) b. +. JONES, Chairman.
SAMUEL FEssENDEN, Secretary.
Chairman Jones has appointed the follow
ing committee Ito visit Chicago, appoint a
local committee of arrangements and take
charge of the preparations for the conven-
tion: j. s. Clarkson, lIowa; A. l.. Conger,
Clayton, Arkansas; Cyrus Leland, Jr., Kan
sas; Church Howe, Nebraska; N. w. Quincy,
Texas. The committee this afternoon elect
ed Mr.. Clarkson, chairman.